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Top 10 cars stolen in Colorado in 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado continues to deal with motor vehicle theft and new preliminary data shows which types of cars were stolen the most in 2023.The data comes from the Colorado State Patrol's Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority. These numbers are as of November 2023. While the data does not yet encompass the entirety of 2023, CATPA said it is unlikely the list will change drastically once the December numbers are added. Person of interest wanted in Walmart carjacking in Centennial Here are the top 10 most stolen cars in Colorado as of November 2023:Hyundai ElantraChevrolet Silverado Hyundai Sonata Ford F-150Kia SportageFord F-250 Kia Optima Hyundai Tucson Honda CivicKia SoulCATPA notes that this data is sourced from the Colorado Stolen Vehicle Database Repository which is provided by law enforcement's reporting of stolen vehicles to the Colorado Crime Information Center. The data may differ from the National Incident-Based Reporting System or the ...

LIVE: Police say multiple people shot at Iowa high school; suspect is dead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

PERRY, Iowa (WHO) – The suspect in a Perry, Iowa, high school shooting is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, law enforcement told The Associated Press.Multiple people were shot at Perry High School on Thursday morning, according to Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante.Law enforcement was notified about an active shooter at the school at 7:37 a.m. When emergency responders arrived, they found multiple gunshot victims.At a news conference Thursday morning, Infante said it was unclear how many victims were shot and the extent of their injuries but that the threat was over and there was no danger to the public.NBC News reported that the shooter may have been a student.At least three others were injured, including two students and an administrator.Nexstar's WHO spoke with a representative for UnityPoint Health in Des Moines who confirmed they were treating two victims with gunshot wounds at Methodist Medical Center.Thursday was the first day back for students from the winte...

Bicyclist killed in Commerce City crash on Highway 2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) — Police say a cyclist was killed after a crash on Colorado Highway 2 on Wednesday night in Commerce City.It happened in the 6400 block of Highway 2, according to the Commerce City Police Department. FOX31 was at the scene before 10:30 p.m. and saw police actively investigating. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox A police spokesperson said the male victim who died was on a bike. Highway 2 was fully closed for the investigation.Police did say the driver stayed on scene, and do not suspect speeding or alcohol were involved in the crash.

ISIS claims responsibility for deadliest attack in Iran since 1979 revolution

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

(CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani in southern Iran.At least 84 people were killed and 284 injured in the blasts on Wednesday, state-run news agency IRNA reported, in what was the deadliest attack in Iran since its 1979 revolution.ISIS issued a statement on Thursday – more than 24 hours after the explosions – claiming two suicide bombers had detonated their explosive vests as Shiite mourners gathered for the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Soleimani near his grave in his hometown of Kerman.The group offered no further proof and their account of the blasts differ from that given by Iranian media and officials.Iran’s interior minister said the two blasts happened in short succession, with the second, deadlier blast coming as others rushed to help the wounded.Another state media outlet, IRINN, said the first explosion was caused by a bomb placed in a suitcase inside a car and app...

Exploding toilet at a Dunkin’ store in Florida left a customer filthy and injured, lawsuit claims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin’, claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain’s locations in central Florida.Paul Kerouac is seeking more than $100,000 in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state court in Orlando, claiming he suffered “severe and long term injuries” following the explosion of a toilet in the men’s room of a Dunkin’ location in Winter Park, Florida, a year ago.After the explosion left Kerouac covered in human feces, urine and debris, he walked out of the men’s room seeking help from workers and the store’s manager, according to the lawsuit. An employee told him that they were aware of the “problem with the toilet” since there had been previous incidents, the lawsuit says, without diving into further details about the explosion.When contacted Thursday by email for more details on Kerouac’s injuries, his attorney, Scott Spradley, said he was tied up and couldn’t answer the que...

Davie Fire Rescue: Unintentional, accidental fire at Tyreek Hill’s residence caused by child playing with cigarette lighter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

Davie Fire Rescue has determined the cause of the fire at Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s mansion, labeling it an “unintentional, accidental” incident caused by a child playing with a cigarette lighter. Firefighters responded to the home on Wednesday shortly after 2 p.m., extinguishing the fire that caused black smoke to billow from the mansion’s roof in Southwest Ranches. 7Skyforce captured aerial footage of the scene, showing firefighters on the roof as they worked to identify the source of the fire. A portion of the roof had to be knocked down to manage the blaze.Miami Dolphins released a statement, stating that Hill, in communication with his family, confirmed everyone was out of the house and safe. Hill left practice to address the situation. Hill’s teammates were just as shocked as he was. “It’s a sad reality that we have those things to worry about, and seeing him run off the field was kind of a real moment,” said Dolphins wide receive...

Islamic State claims deadly bombing of Iranian general’s memorial: Reports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

The Islamic State on Thursday claimed responsibility for the deadly explosions that killed dozens of people near the tomb of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Wednesday.The militant group posted a statement on Telegram taking responsibility for the attack, according to multiple media reports.Iran’s state media said that at least two explosions occurred Wednesday at a cemetery in the city of Kerman, where hundreds of people were commemorating the death of Soleimani, a general who led Iran’s paramilitary Quds force before being killed by a U.S. drone strike in January 2020.Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday vowed a “severe pounding and a deserving retribution” against the perpetrators of the memorial attack.

German government backtracks on tax hikes for farmers following protests

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

BERLIN — Germany’s three-party ruling coalition on Thursday partly backed down from a proposal to cut tax privileges for farmers after facing emotional protests.The government said in a statement that it would gradually phase out tax breaks on diesel fuel for farmers over multiple years rather than cut the benefit abruptly as coalition leaders had initially proposed, in order to “give the affected companies more time to adjust.” The government also said it would waive planned tax increases for agricultural vehicles.The leaders of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition had previously announced the tax hikes on farmers as part of a draft budget deal for 2024 presented last month. The planned increases were part of the coalition’s attempts to plug a multi-billion-euro budget gap that appeared after the country’s top court ruled that some of its spending practices were unlawful.In response to the coalition’s proposal, farmers organized a major protest in Berlin in which a ...

Police say multiple people have been shot at a high school in Perry, Iowa; suspect is dead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Police in Perry, Iowa, say multiple people were shot at the city’s high school Thursday, early on students’ first day back in classes after their annual winter break.Two gunshot victims were taken by ambulance to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in the state capital of Des Moines, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of Perry, a community of about 8,000 people. Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante said the shooting occurred before school was set to start, so there were few students and faculty in Perry High School.The suspect in the shooting has died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.The shooting occurred in the backdrop of the Iowa caucuses and not far from where Republican presidential candidates were campaigning.An active shooter was reported...

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:25 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge.Experts who follow the group confirmed that the statement, circulated online among jihadists, came from the extremists, who likely hope to take advantage of the chaos gripping the region amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.Wednesday’s attack in Kerman killed at least 84 people and wounded another 284. It targeted a ceremony honoring Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, held as an icon by supporters of the country’s theocracy and viewed by the U.S. military as a deadly foe who aided militants who killed American troops in Iraq.The Islamic State group claim identified the two attackers as Omar al-Mowahed and Seif-Allah al-Mujahed. The claim said the ...